Corduroy Gives Back!

As you know, Corduroy is the "bear who once lived in the toy department of a big store..." Ever since Lisa took him home
with her he has made friends around the globe. Having thouroughly enjoyed the contact with each one (of you),
he decided in 1997 that he would like to give back.

Lydia, Don Freeman's late wife, helped him do so by establishing The 1997 Lydia Freeman Charitable Foundation. This is a
small non-operating private foundation under the Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) which holds the rights to Corduroy.

Since then, Corduroy has taken every opportunity he had to lend a helping hand. Find out how.

The Oprah Winfrey Show featured Corduroy on January 27 in a
segment about paying tribute to soldiers who were either severely hurt or actually lost
their lives in combat. Corduroy was the favorite book of one fallen soldier and his mother now reads
it to him every time she visits his grave. (Jan. 2011)